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SurnameArkwright
ForenamesAugustus Peter
TitleCommander
Dates1821-1887
Gender IdentityMale
HistoryBorn 6 Mar 1821, Augustus Peter Arkwright attended school at Seaforth near Liverpool 1829-1832, attended Portsmouth Naval College 1833-1835, joined the Royal Navy aged 12 and travelled extensively.
Letters to his parents in Derbyshire were sent from many ports including Barcelona, Valencia, Malta, Marseilles, Barbados, Jamaica, Rio de Janeiro, Sierra Leone and Bathurst, The Gambia. Served on HMS Barham, HMS Curacoa, HMS Stag, HMS Pantaloon, and the HMS Caledonia. In 1842, he was part of the British fleet pursuing slave ships off the West coast of Africa. His vessel "The Prompt" captured a slave ship and Arkwright received a commendation from the Admiralty for his "zeal and courage". Retired in 1869, having risen to the rank of Commander. Died 6 Oct 1887.
Family TreeSon of Peter Arkwright (1784-1866) and Mary Anne Arkwright nee Hurt (1786-1872), great-grandson of Sir Richard Arkwright (1732-1792)
Authorised Form of NameArkwright; Augustus Peter (1821-1887); Commander

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